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Bursa andBursa and Uludağ UniversityUludağ University

Bursa, is the Bursa, is the 44thth biggest city in Turkey biggest city in Turkey andandalso it is the twin city also it is the twin city of of Oulu. We have a main Oulu. We have a main street named as “OULUstreet named as “OULUSTREET”STREET”

Bursa is an important Bursa is an important city in the field of city in the field of textile because of its textile because of its strategic position strategic position which was on the way which was on the way of Silk Road. of Silk Road.

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Uludağ University CampusUludağ University Campus

ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY OF ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY OF BURSABURSA

Established in 1970Established in 19708 Faculties8 Faculties Faculty of EducationFaculty of Education Faculty of MedicineFaculty of Medicine Faculty of Arts and SciencesFaculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty of Economics and Administrative Faculty of Economics and Administrative Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Faculty of Engineering and ArchitectureFaculty of Engineering and Architecture Facuty of AgricultureFacuty of Agriculture Faculty of Theology 11 Vocational Schools in Faculty of Theology 11 Vocational Schools in

various parts of the city. various parts of the city. The School of Foreign LanguageThe School of Foreign Language 3 Research Institutes3 Research Institutes

Uludag University Uludag University Faculty of EducationFaculty of Education

Departments in theDepartments in the Faculty of Education Faculty of Education

Foreign Language EducationForeign Language Education

Primary EducationPrimary Education

Turkish Language Education Turkish Language Education

Computer Science EducationComputer Science Education

Educational Sciences Educational Sciences

Physical EducationPhysical Education

Fine ArtsFine Arts

Primary Education Primary Education DepartmentDepartment

The department of The department of PrimaryPrimary Education offers four-year Education offers four-year programs leading to programs leading to bachelor’s degree in bachelor’s degree in classroom teaching.classroom teaching.


The branch of classroom The branch of classroom teaching is a special career teaching is a special career which is responsible from which is responsible from the education, instruction the education, instruction and management of the and management of the first 5 years of elementary first 5 years of elementary schools. schools.


It doesn’t have special It doesn’t have special branches; it is a four year branches; it is a four year curriculum that contains curriculum that contains general culture, knowledge of general culture, knowledge of the field and knowledge of the field and knowledge of teaching. It aims the students teaching. It aims the students to have the needed quality of to have the needed quality of a classroom teacher.a classroom teacher.

Primary Education Primary Education DepartmentDepartment The integrated Department The integrated Department

currently has an academic currently has an academic staff of four professors, nine staff of four professors, nine associate professors, associate professors, thirteen lectures and eleven thirteen lectures and eleven assistants and academic assistants and academic groups focusing on many groups focusing on many aspects of education aspects of education


As Department of Primary Education, we As Department of Primary Education, we are offering three undergraduate are offering three undergraduate programs including Elementary Education programs including Elementary Education Program, Early Childhood Education Program, Early Childhood Education Program, and Science Education Program. Program, and Science Education Program. In adddition, we are also offering In adddition, we are also offering MA and PhD programs under the MA and PhD programs under the Department of Primary Education. We Department of Primary Education. We have have adapted all our courses to ECTS credits adapted all our courses to ECTS credits and offering Diploma Supplement to and offering Diploma Supplement to all our graduates. all our graduates.

Primary Education Primary Education Department Department

The main purpose of the The main purpose of the program is to educate program is to educate teachers with a good self-teachers with a good self-image, an outgoing image, an outgoing personality, a sense of personality, a sense of humour and an interest in humour and an interest in helping children achieve a helping children achieve a positive image of their own. positive image of their own.


The program also aims to develop The program also aims to develop teachers with a sound understanding teachers with a sound understanding of how children learn; confident in of how children learn; confident in using technology; capable in problem-using technology; capable in problem-solving; attentive to human rights, solving; attentive to human rights, democracy, and ethics. The program democracy, and ethics. The program emphasises critical thinking, personal emphasises critical thinking, personal reflection, and professional reflection, and professional development of preservice teachers. development of preservice teachers.

We would like to continue to our We would like to continue to our presentation with a dedication to presentation with a dedication to Joan Amos Comenius (1592-1670) Joan Amos Comenius (1592-1670) whose name given to this Project. whose name given to this Project. He was an educator who worked He was an educator who worked for peace and unity between for peace and unity between nations. He was convinced that nations. He was convinced that ”Education is the only way to ”Education is the only way to achieve full human potential”achieve full human potential”

SinceSince cultural cultural perspectives are not perspectives are not usually considered in the usually considered in the curriculum, teachers have curriculum, teachers have difficulties in dealing with difficulties in dealing with the cultural diversity.the cultural diversity.

Considering the fact that, Considering the fact that, teachers are amongst the most teachers are amongst the most effective agents of reproduction of effective agents of reproduction of societies and human civilization, societies and human civilization, and within the framework of their and within the framework of their task, they have to possess task, they have to possess flexibility to comprehend multiple flexibility to comprehend multiple viewpoints within a broader social, viewpoints within a broader social, cultural and political contextcultural and political context. .

Thus we believe that this project Thus we believe that this project have a potential for training have a potential for training teachers who understand different teachers who understand different ethnic life styles and cultures. In ethnic life styles and cultures. In other words “international other words “international teachers” not only be able to teachers” not only be able to communicate and emphatisize communicate and emphatisize better with ethnic students, but better with ethnic students, but also be able to also be able to gain an insight into gain an insight into the other countries, their education the other countries, their education systems, their languages and their systems, their languages and their cultureculture..

Given the way that Given the way that diversity, diversity, similarly to Turkey, is one of similarly to Turkey, is one of Europe's main assets, furnishing Europe's main assets, furnishing teachers with tools will enable teachers with tools will enable them to deal with diversity in them to deal with diversity in classrooms. Thus we hope, classrooms. Thus we hope, collabrating in this project collabrating in this project will will allow us to address some of the allow us to address some of the questions raised by the issue of questions raised by the issue of diversity which we face in Turkey.diversity which we face in Turkey.

Turkey is young, dynamic, already Turkey is young, dynamic, already assimilated to the west, already assimilated to the west, already heavily involved in the economy of heavily involved in the economy of the EU, and with a sturdy the EU, and with a sturdy entrepenurial spirit. Additionally, entrepenurial spirit. Additionally, numbering nearly four million, numbering nearly four million, Turkish migrants form the largest Turkish migrants form the largest immigrant group in Europe, and they immigrant group in Europe, and they reside in a number of European reside in a number of European countries. countries.

In this context, it is of great importance In this context, it is of great importance for us being a part of this project for us being a part of this project which mainly focus on the issue of which mainly focus on the issue of European diversity, Europen citizenship European diversity, Europen citizenship cultural herritage, and specifically cultural herritage, and specifically international teachers as being international teachers as being potential generators of changes that potential generators of changes that determine the ethnic discrimination determine the ethnic discrimination which individual face in the schools, in which individual face in the schools, in the classroom and even in the family.the classroom and even in the family.

Thus,tThus,teacherseachers can can help help children develop skills, children develop skills, attitudes and values through attitudes and values through play activities which allows play activities which allows to one to explore and to one to explore and examine ethnic and cultural examine ethnic and cultural differences in a natural differences in a natural setting. setting.

The Faculty of Education of The Faculty of Education of Uludag University is one of Uludag University is one of the biggest teacher training the biggest teacher training institutes in Turkey so it is institutes in Turkey so it is very relevant to this Project. very relevant to this Project. In this context with the In this context with the support of our teaching stuff:support of our teaching stuff:

We can direct our students to We can direct our students to international projects; international projects;

We can open elective courses We can open elective courses related to the awareness of related to the awareness of cultural diversity;cultural diversity;

We can perform master and We can perform master and doctoral thesis on these doctoral thesis on these issues;issues;

We can open international classes We can open international classes in which educational language is in which educational language is English;English;

We can prepare exhibitions about We can prepare exhibitions about our rich cultural heritage. our rich cultural heritage. Anatolia is very rich about Anatolia is very rich about folcloric elements of different folcloric elements of different cultures, ancient cities, cultures, ancient cities, monuments etc.monuments etc.

Related to the above item Related to the above item folk dancing allows students folk dancing allows students to enjoy themselves while to enjoy themselves while learning and examining dance learning and examining dance in historical, cultural, ethnic, in historical, cultural, ethnic, and regional perspective.and regional perspective.

We can give information We can give information about ethnic leisure activities.about ethnic leisure activities.

Like most other cultures our children Like most other cultures our children live in ethnic enclaves while they often live in ethnic enclaves while they often play together anda reencoureged to do play together anda reencoureged to do so by teachers and parents. Neither so by teachers and parents. Neither their teachers nor their parents their teachers nor their parents capitalize upon the natural capitalize upon the natural opportunities provided by play activities opportunities provided by play activities to explore to examine ethnic and to explore to examine ethnic and cultural differences with children. cultural differences with children. Consistent this we can offer courses or Consistent this we can offer courses or several activities about play in our several activities about play in our culture.culture.

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